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All programs on board in 2019 for RI-MUHC Summer Student Research Day
Congratulations to students who contributed to the scientific life of our institute this summer!
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Pregnancy-specific anxiety may impact how long a woman exclusively breastfeeds her child
A longitudinal study led by RI-MUHC researcher Deborah Da Costa investigates an important predictor of pregnancy outcomes
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The Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation’s third Annual Research Day was a success!
The May 14 event organized by the Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) provided an opportunity for trainees from all eight RI-MUHC programs to share their work and discoveries.
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Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children
Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves
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RI-MUHC research team to study the health impact of inactivity
A CIHR-funded project led by Dr. José Morais will investigate inactivity-induced muscle loss and the protective effects of exercise
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Interdisciplinary research team led by RI-MUHC scientists receives Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation funding
Project aims to improve quality of life after cardiac surgery
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RI-MUHC investigator awarded one of eight geroscience operating grants funded by the CIHR in Canada
Congratulations to Jeremy Van Raamsdonk, PhD, a scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in the Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program (MeDiC)...
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Innovative biosensor technology reveals secrets of how drugs work
What if we could take advantage of a drug’s benefit without side effects? Stéphane Laporte, PhD is conducting research in his laboratory at the Glen...
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Cracking the Genetic Code of type 2 diabetes
Once you have diabetes, it is difficult to stop its progression and once diabetic complications set in, they are usually irreversible...
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In Memoriam: Geoffrey Hendy, PhD
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Geoffrey Hendy, Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University and...